Faucet



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w. A. SMITH I FAUCET Filed June 1924 /mvEN'roR ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 1925' vu NITEDI S A E To-aZZ 1071 0132 itma z conoeirz: s

" ,LWESLE'YV'A. SM I'lI-I, or sroux mamas Applicants filed tune a, 1924.; Serial neg 713.365 i' Be it known that I, WnsLnY A s i f i citizen of the United .States, residing at Sioux City, in the county of Woodbury and State of Iowa, have inventedvnew and usei ful lmprov'ements in Faucets, of which the W thezconstr-uction of afaucetgwhich may be "automatic'injits' operation. 1

' tion ofla vfaucet of aut'omatic operation constructed of very few; parts substantially 7 connected.

vfollowing isa specification. V This invention relates more particularly to an automobile radiator filling faucet and has for its primary ob ect An ob'ect of the lnvent on is the construc- Another feature, of the invention relates to thepr'ovision of aconstruction lll-"WlllCll there is establ shed a removable valve seat 'memb'er'together with a removable spout member and an outwardly facing'shoulder against which the vremovable valve seat 7 member may be clamped by thespout itself the valve seat member gthrough :the spout opening and in extremelysimple and vdirectwhen connectedfintofplace] This arrange;

ment makes it possible to insert or remove manner and without the necessity of pro viding additional opening in the casing which would entail additionalYmachinin'g operations cost. of manufacture, and possi- 'bilities of leakage.

Another feature of the invention relates to, the, provision of a constructionin which there is provided a flexible diapl irag'ms or.

gasket through which extends the operating member by; which the valve onthe inside of the casing} iscompelledto j move by force 7 applied at the outside of the casing; said 1;

diaphragm or gasket lying substantially parallel to the liquid passage through which the liquid flows to theyalve member itself,

and saiddiaphragm or gasket. lying between" the position of the liquid inlet ls'connection and the valve memben Such a construction is to be clearly distinguishedfrom one in which the diaphragmor gasket'is placed at theopposite side of the valve member with respect to the liquid-inlet connection.

A feature of my invention is thenovel manner of connecting the parts sothat they may be readily disconnected andthe casing readily-cleaned; i

With these and invention will be better understoodlfrom the following detailed description taken in to i a faucet and other objects in view the v wherein faucetg m V Flg. 2 1s a longitudinal sectional view.

Fig. lisa sectional view of another modii v z:

Fig; 1 is a'side elevation of myimproved i I y connection 'withthe" accompanying drawing,

Agalnf referring to"the diawingill strat one, of the many constructions off ny 1 invention thenumerallj designates avcas'ing' is mounted aspout Arranged adj a'centingis'providedwith an openingyll in which Theboss '10f sealing1y engages in anopeiiing the ring 12 andis attached to 'a n operating lever 1& by the screw 15. Itfwill be notedfthat this lever extends towards" the spout and is provided with-a bearing 16 rock able in-f a suflicient recess 17in the cap.

f y In Figf3l have shiOwnaballFlS in place of the boss l0 so as to facilitate rocking ac:

tion and in Fig, 4: I have illustrated an angularly shaped rodlt) ftoftakie care of the bend 20 in the casing.

G in the casing Lfwhichshoulder faces out wardly through the same opening into 1 Preferably there is sag-busted .a s aiaei,

'95 which fis'flthreaded the. upper tend 1 of the spout 4. The ring 6 is set, up against said slimmer re c f i he outside. s

through the; same; opening into" which'fthe spout itself isfthrea ded, andth-is ring is operations ,with corresp'onding 'reduc'tion'of manufacturing expenses, and possibly of; leakage. Furtl' ermore the replacement or: adjustmentgoflthe ring may bejreadily'ef I 1 Y L fect'ed from'timeito' timeiby simplyfrernov A,

locked, into placebvthe further actionof I threadingtheispout' intoplac'e. It is thus I V evident that allof the machining operations necessary t "lbe p'erform'edj {the casing around the' position o'fthe valve seat maybe performed through-the spout opening itself. This will" eliminate" additional machining ing the spout which is a very simple operation;

From the foregoing description taken in" connection with the accompanying: drawing" it will be apparent that in the insertion of the spout at into an Opening to a tank or other form of receptacle the lever 1% will be struck by adjacent surfaces and tilting ket.

same. and opening the valve for allowing the liquid to pass through the casing and make its exit out ofthe: spout.

It will be noted that the diaphragm or gasket 12 is placed at a position intermediate between the liquid inlet connection 2 and the position of the valve member 8. Consequently, the liquid flowing through the valve member travels past this diaphragm or gas Furthermore, said diaphragm or gasket liies substantially parallel tothe liquid passage and parallel to the valve operating rod 9.

r from the outsideot the device to the valve operating rod is effected through the wall ot the casing at apoint intermediate be tween the liquid inlet and the position of the valve member. Such an arrangement is tobe clearly distinguished from one in which the operating connection is made at the other side of the valve member with respect to theliquid inlet connection as, for

example, in certain prior art constructions with which I am familiar. f I T It is, of course, tobe understood that the connection between the valve and handle may be accomplished in other ways than illustrated and the valve may be constructed in various other manners and mounted in otlierwrelations, therefore, I d'ohnotdesire to be limited-T in any manner except as set forth in the claims hereunto appended.

IHa ving thus described my invention what I claim is: I

1'. A device of .the classy described coinprising in combinationan elongated body member having. a longitudinally extending liquid passage, there being" a liquid inlet connection at one end ofsaid passage and a spoutopening reaching into the other end of said passage and substantially at right angles to the direction of the passage, an outwardly facing shoulder in said spout opening, a valve seat removably entered into. said spout opening and? against said shoulder, a spout removably'entered' into the spout. opening and clamping the valve seat against the shoulder, another opening in the wall of thebody member at a position intermediate between the inlet connection and the spout, a. flexible: diaphragm in said opening lying substantially parallel to the direction of the. passage through the matter, a rock Y arm extending longitudinally through the liquid passage, means in conjunction with said. arm extendingthrough the diaphragm in llqllld' tight fashion to the outside of the As a! consequence, the connection device, means. in conjunction therewith for rocking the arm, and a; valve member on the free end of the arm movable towards and from the valve;seati'aforesaid, substantially as described. v

2. A device of the class described comprising in combination a body member having a inlet connection at one end thereof, there being an opening in" the member reaching into said passage substantially at right angles thereto, an outwardly facing shoulder in said opening, a valve seat removably located in said. opening and against said shoulder, a removable spout located'in said opening and against the valve seat and-serving to clamp the valve seatgagainst the longitudinally extending liquid passage, an

shoulder, a valve member within the casing,

and'means operable from: the exterior otthe casing eflectively to move sai'dpvalve member away from thevialve seat, substantially as described.

3. A device of the class described comprising in combination a body'member havng a long tud nally extend ng. liquid passage,ga liquid inlet connection atone end thereof, a liquid delivery opening communi eating with the other end of said" passage,v

an outwardly tacing should-er in said liquid deliveryopening, a'circular valve seat membor located in said. opening and against said shoulder and: removable outwardly with re-' spect to the; de'vic'e,a spout removablylocated in said opening'iand against the valve seat meinber and serving 'to clamp said member against the shoulder, togetherwith a suitable valve member on the interior of the device operable'in conjunction withfsaid valve seat member and controllable from the outside. of the device, substantially as dea scribed. a

at" A device of the class described conr prising in: combination a body member hav-' ing a longitudinally extending l'iquid'passage, a liquid inlet connection at one end thereof, a liquid delivery] opening at the other end thereof and at right angles to the direction of said" passage, 21 flexible diaphragm member in the'twall' of the body I -WESLEY A. SMITH;

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